AP English Literature and Composition Quiz
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Read the following excerpt from an original drama. In a small apartment living room, siblings AISHA and BEN pack up their late father's belongings. A storm rattles the windows.
BEN: Keep the watch. It's the only thing he wore every day.
AISHA: It's broken.
BEN: So fix it.
AISHA: With what money?
BEN: With the money you always find when you want something.
AISHA: Don't.
BEN: You think I didn't notice? You moved out, you got a new car, and I stayed here with him.
AISHA: I sent checks.
BEN: Checks aren't hands.
AISHA: I had a life.
BEN: So did he.
AISHA: He didn't want me here.
BEN: He didn't want anyone to see him fading.
AISHA: And you let him pretend.
BEN: I stayed.
AISHA: You stayed and you judged.
BEN: Someone had to.
AISHA: No, Ben. Someone wanted to. You're standing over this box like King Lear with a map, dividing grief into portions and calling it love.
BEN: Don't compare me to a mad king.
AISHA: Then stop acting like inheritance is the same thing as care.
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